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Derek Thomson

Number of games in database: 29
Years covered: 1960 to 1962
Overall record: +8 -16 =5 (36.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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DEREK THOMSON
(born Mar-08-1942, died Feb-17-1991, 48 years old) United Kingdom

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Represented Scotland in the Sixth World Junior Championship at The Hague, 1961. He reached the main ("A") final section, and although he finished last he defeated the Soviet representative Alexander Kuindzhy.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G B Taylor vs D Thomson  0-1331960GBR-ch47 U18A07 King's Indian Attack
2. D Thomson vs R H Wildig  1-0331960GBR-ch47 U18C77 Ruy Lopez
3. R G Wade vs D Thomson  1-0291961Stevenson MemorialA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
4. D Thomson vs O Jakobsen  0-1361961Wch U20 prel-AA16 English
5. W Schmidt vs D Thomson  0-1361961Wch U20 prel-AB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. D Thomson vs J Rubinetti  1-0521961Wch U20 prel-AE61 King's Indian
7. Gheorghiu vs D Thomson  ½-½181961Wch U20 prel-AD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
8. D Thomson vs G Larusson  0-1251961World Junior ChampionshipE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
9. D Thomson vs O Kinnmark  ½-½311961World Junior ChampionshipE53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
10. A Kuindzhy vs D Thomson  0-1391961World Junior ChampionshipC34 King's Gambit Accepted
11. D Thomson vs B Nagy  ½-½341961World Junior ChampionshipE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
12. Parma vs D Thomson  1-0221961World Junior ChampionshipC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
13. D Thomson vs Gheorghiu  0-1371961World Junior ChampionshipE61 King's Indian
14. Westerinen vs D Thomson  1-0161961World Junior ChampionshipD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
15. D Thomson vs C Zuidema  0-1221961World Junior ChampionshipE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
16. R Calvo Minguez vs D Thomson  1-0321961World Junior ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
17. D Thomson vs A Vinje Gulbrandsen  0-1391961World Junior ChampionshipA17 English
18. H Pfleger vs D Thomson  1-0421961World Junior ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
19. D Thomson vs J K Footner  0-1211962British ChampionshipD80 Grunfeld
20. G Abrahams vs D Thomson  1-0361962British ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
21. D Thomson vs J B Howson  1-0701962British ChampionshipC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
22. O M Hindle vs D Thomson 1-0241962British ChampionshipB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
23. D Thomson vs J Hawson  1-0481962British ChampionshipB75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
24. B Cafferty vs D Thomson  ½-½221962British ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
25. D Thomson vs A R Thomas  ½-½431962British ChampionshipD08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
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